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Subject: SC House Rep Bradon Guffey on Gavin's Bill

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September 5, 2023


Meetings

September is Basic Education and Literacy Month

9/7 SC House Rep Brandon Guffey - Gavin's Law
9/14 no meeting
9/21 State Rep. Scott Hilton - Fall Legislative Preview
9/28 Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson

Events

9/6 Hump Day at Variant Brewery
9/9 Walk with a Doc: Taking Back Control of Healthcare Costs
9/11 45th Annual Aubrey Greenway Golf Tournament
9/11 11th Annual Hagan Cup Classic Tennis Tournament

LEADERSHIP

President Alex Kaufman
President-Elect Nancy Alterman
Treasurer Leslie Bassett
Secretary Trummie Patrick, III
Public Image Becky Nelson
Membership Bob Clarkson

PAST DISTRICT GOVERNORS

Cheryl Greenway 2012-13
Bob Hagan 2015-16

ROTARY CLUB OF
Roswell

Thursdays, 12:15 pm
Roswell Area Park
Bill Johnson Community Activity Building
10495 Woodstock Road
Roswell, GA 30075

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BIRTHDAYS

9/2 Mishel Miller
9/4 Terry Taylor
9/4 Roger Wise, Jr.
9/5 Bill Swank, II
9/6 Robert McIntyre
9/6 Rudy Lind
9/12 Alesia Booth
9/14 Carleton Ohly
9/14 Lynn Dunn
9/14 Chuck Savage
9/16 Scott Morchower
9/17 Shannon Harrison
9/17 Mike Agurkis
9/18 Kadijah Vickers
9/20 Jeff Bridges
9/22 Lorraine Head
9/23 Drayton Robertson
9/24 Chris Archer
9/26 Brooke Foxman
9/27 Dave McCleary

YEARS OF SERVICE

9/7 Sid Disher (14)
9/8 Jeff Bridges (18)
9/8 Karen Schwank (12)
9/15 Michael Thompson (2)
9/18 Debbie Cwalina (9)
9/18 Brian Hansford (9)
11 years in Rotary
9/24 Tod Baker (8)

FAMILY OF ROTARY

Our membership cares deeply about the needs and concerns of our members. We don’t want to miss an opportunity to reach out in friendship when such concerns arise. The chairperson of this committee is Lynne Lindsey and all news should be directed to her at lynnehlindsay@outlook.com

President Alex's Message


Fellow Rotarians: 

Thank you for your prayers and good wishes. Covid is no joke but I am on the mend. I really appreciate the family of Rotary and so many people checking in on me and offering food etc. 

A special thank you for Governor Elect Gordon stepping in to lead our meeting last weekend. By all accounts it was a terrific meeting with Maurice Smith and his inspirational story of choosing to make a difference. I believe that this mindset is the power of Rotary. There is nothing we cannot do if we do not try.

I also wish to thank the Meetings Committee, Chaired by David White. David goes above and beyond to make sure that our meetings run on time and that food service is what it should be. David has been working tirelessly with the city and our vendors to ensure that our club gets nothing but the best. Please thank him and Talk of the Town for setting the bar! We will continue to improve our food offerings and maintain our budget.

This week we have South Carolina Representative Brandon Guffey joining us. This will undoubtedly be a moving and important meeting concerning mental health as he shares his own story of the loss of his high school son to suicide through social media platform organized sex extortion.

Alex B. Kaufman, Esq.
Cell (404) 964-5587

President Alex's Message [CLONED]


Fellow Rotarians: 

Thank you for your prayers and good wishes. Covid is no joke but I am on the mend. I really appreciate the family of Rotary and so many people checking in on me and offering food etc. 

A special thank you for Governor Elect Gordon stepping in to lead our meeting last weekend. By all accounts it was a terrific meeting with Maurice Smith and his inspirational story of choosing to make a difference. I believe that this mindset is the power of Rotary. There is nothing we cannot do if we do not try.

I also wish to thank the Meetings Committee, Chaired by David White. David goes above and beyond to make sure that our meetings run on time and that food service is what it should be. David has been working tirelessly with the city and our vendors to ensure that our club gets nothing but the best. Please thank him and Talk of the Town for setting the bar! We will continue to improve our food offerings and maintain our budget.

This week we have South Carolina Representative Brandon Guffey joining us. This will undoubtedly be a moving and important meeting concerning mental health as he shares his own story of the loss of his high school son to suicide through social media platform organized sex extortion.

Alex B. Kaufman, Esq.
Cell (404) 964-5587

South Carolina House of Representatives, Brandon Duffey

Brandon Guffey is currently a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for District 48 in South Carolina.  As a politician Guffey has made it his mission to raise awareness and bring change to cyber crimes  as a result of losing his teenage son, Gavin, in 2022 due to sextortion.  As a freshman legislator he was able to get a law passed in his first year against sextortion, an unheard of task for a freshman.  Gavin's Law defines the terms of "Sextortion" and has made SC the strictest state on penalties for abuse. Guffey has also launched a foundation, Less Than 3 , Incorporated (www.lessthan3SC.org) in May of 2023.  Less Than 3 is a 501(c) (3) foundation with the focus of raising awareness about teenage mental health and suicide. 

On a personal and professional level, Brandon is a husband, father and entrepreneur.  He has bought and sold multiple service and retail businesses. Brandon's goals are to help South Carolina become a more safe place to live and raise our children safely.

Hump Day at Variant Wed. Sept 6


Next Monday- Go Time!
Golf & Tennis Tournament Monday September 11

Add To Calendar

The Aubrey Greenway Golf & Bob Hagan Tennis Tournament is happening NEXT MONDAY!!!!!

Link to Tournament page

Tournament Chair is Bob Clarkson bobc@c21connectrealty.com


CLICK HERE to Volunteer if you have not already!  You will not regret one second of the time you dedicate to this event! For more information, contact Michael Curling michael.curling@gmail.com

Your own golf cart? Cool
Raffle for a Golf Cart and to Support Roswell First Responders

Buy your ticket to win this amazing golf cart! 

Specs on the golf cart: Click Here 

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Wine & Bourbon Pull Donations Needed


Collections for bottle of bourbon and wine valued at $30+ are much appreciated! Each bottle will have a tag that notes who sponsored the bottle along with some information about all the great things Roswell Rotary does in our community. If you bring something “special” please let us know so we can promote them. Contact Angela Medley angelamedley@atlantafinehomes.com for more info.

Golf Update!
Sign up your Foursomes/Teams NOW!!!

The morning flight is "full", and the afternoon only has a few spots left. We need everyone's teams/foursomes and handicaps by September 7th @ 8:00pm!

Contact Warren Parsons (Warren.Parsons@scouting.org) to send in your teams and handicaps!


Sat, 9/09 at 9:00am: Your body is asking for this
Walk with a Doc: Taking Control of your Healthcare Costs w Dr Dwana Bush


Guest Speaker:   Primary care physician Dr Dwana Bush shares tactics and tools to return consumerism to healthcare.  Rotarian and insurance broker Hal Schlenger will join Dr Bush to connect her insights to various medical insurance options.

2 and 3 mile walk options along the river.  Longer walk includes a couple of hills.

Location details: Island Ford,  1978 Island Ford Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30350

Meet at the Visitor's Center of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Click here for area trail map. 

National Parks $5 parking fee if you don't have a park pass. Dogs on leashes welcomed.

Contact Hal Schlenger or Betty Price for more info.

Last Week at Rotary


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